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Private foundations Palo Alto, CAtax years 2023 to 2025

Private foundations in Palo Alto, CA

223 private foundations based in Palo Alto, CA filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $2.5 billion in 5,578 grants, and 21 say they accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 920 grants Preselected only $403,028,969 giving
  2. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 565 grants Preselected only $306,706,819 giving
  3. The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 17 grants Preselected only $285,312,880 giving
  4. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 144 grants Preselected only $282,093,983 giving
  5. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 379 grants Preselected only $244,068,458 giving
  6. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 53 grants Preselected only $235,359,065 giving
  7. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 695 grants Accepts applications $185,440,970 giving
  8. The Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $126,274,451 giving
  9. The Koum Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 156 grants Preselected only $81,359,540 giving
  10. Enlight FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 29 grants Preselected only $48,989,253 giving
  11. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 157 grants Accepts applications $44,853,705 giving
  12. Jeff and Marieke Rothschild FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $29,113,000 giving
  13. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 332 grants Preselected only $23,013,500 giving
  14. Dhanam FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 38 grants Preselected only $20,234,833 giving
  15. Additional Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 68 grants Preselected only $17,151,264 giving
  16. HP FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $13,827,455 giving
  17. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 80 grants Preselected only $11,350,250 giving
  18. Arrillaga FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 53 grants Preselected only $9,451,000 giving
  19. Briger Foundation for Oncology Research IncPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $7,241,747 giving
  20. Kitp House ProjectPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $7,200,000 giving
  21. Mae PhilanthropiesPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 17 grants Preselected only $6,838,000 giving
  22. Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $6,535,000 giving
  23. Hitz FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $5,938,000 giving
  24. The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation IIPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 71 grants Preselected only $5,213,590 giving
  25. Breyer Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $4,300,000 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 695 grants Accepts applications $185,440,970 giving
  2. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 157 grants Accepts applications $44,853,705 giving
  3. SHP Christian FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $4,186,223 giving
  4. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 32 grants Accepts applications $4,050,100 giving
  5. Christopher & Constance Li Charitable Foundation IncPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $359,700 giving
  6. Lamond Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 8 grants Accepts applications $290,000 giving
  7. CM Capital FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 53 grants Accepts applications $221,818 giving
  8. David Sen Lin Lee FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $85,000 giving
  9. James IV Association of Surgeons IncPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $45,000 giving
  10. Wang and Li Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2023 3 grants Accepts applications $38,800 giving
  11. Receiving to Give FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $20,724 giving
  12. The Perlroth Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 giving
  13. For A Healthy TomorrowPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 giving
  14. Marie D Millard TrustPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $4,833 giving
  15. The Lester and Carol Ezrati Education Fund A Charitable TrustPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $4,200 giving
  16. Happy Healthy FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $3,701 giving
  17. The Ord FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving
  18. Mozart FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving
  19. Chiang & Chung Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving
  20. Charles A Jones Legacy FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving
  21. The Benefraim-Rodrigues FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking51 foundations $474,138,70430% of the total
  2. Education96 foundations $241,181,47315% of the total
  3. Environment40 foundations $228,625,25115% of the total
  4. International aid52 foundations $98,948,3906% of the total
  5. Arts and culture63 foundations $74,461,4245% of the total
  6. Science and technology13 foundations $71,512,3925% of the total
  7. 19 other causes $379,190,34224% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Irpan & Xia FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 60 grants Preselected only $6,676 giving
  2. Stephen S Smith and Paula K Smith Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 48 grants Preselected only $61,090 giving
  3. McDorobush Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 29 grants Preselected only $93,150 giving
  4. Ara & Edma Dumanian FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 29 grants Preselected only $26,900 giving
  5. Oumu Foundation IncPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $17,170 giving
  6. Wender Weis Foundation for ChildrenPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $97,692 giving
  7. The Jaunich Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $1,711,626 giving
  8. Lacey Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 11 grants Preselected only $76,275 giving
  9. Tao-Ding FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 11 grants Preselected only $10,142 giving
  10. Waldfogel Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $117,500 giving
  11. Juliana Lee FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $19,671 giving
  12. Elkind Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $679,682 giving
  13. Lamond Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 8 grants Accepts applications $290,000 giving
  14. Sophora FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $133,665 giving
  15. The Weiss Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2025 8 grants Preselected only $86,000 giving